Snap unveils $2,195 AR glasses as CEO Evan Spiegel bets on a post-smartphone future

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Specs New AR: A New Opportunity to Bring Computing to the World Around You

Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel speaks to CNBC on June 16, 2026. CNBC Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is betting that consumers are so tired of looking at smartphone screens that they’ll be willing to pay more than $2,000 for augmented reality glasses that bring digital scenes into the user’s field of vision. “Nearly 20 years after …

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Sweden to ban mobile phones in schools

High school students Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ocean Kilikasson and Melina Sallahi, from left, pose with a history textbook at Malmo Borgerskola High School in Malmo, Sweden, on May 21, 2026.

High school students Vasilije Stjepanovic, Aslan Ocean Kilikasson and Melina Sallahi, from left, pose with a history textbook at Malmo Borgerskola High School in Malmo, Sweden, on May 21, 2026. James Brooks/AP Hide title Change the title James Brooks/AP MALMÖ, Sweden — Sweden, a leader in the adoption of digital technology, is set to ban …

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Sweden is to ban mobile phones in schools, joining screens on student shelving

Sweden is to ban mobile phones in schools, joining screens on student shelving

MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a leader in the adoption of digital technology Mobile phones should be banned in schools Part of a broader, international turnaround that will begin in the fall for the next academic year Using screens in classrooms. Starting in 2023, the Scandinavian country’s center-right coalition government is pursuing …

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Cross-border mobile money flows grew by 33 per cent to Sh698 billion

Cross-border mobile money flows grew by 33 per cent to Sh698 billion

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has recorded a sharp increase in cross-border mobile money inflows by 2025, with the value of incoming transactions rising 33.45 per cent to Sh698 billion, with digital payments increasing regional trade and remittance flows. According to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), the volume of incoming cross-border mobile money transactions also increased …

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High demand for memory chips drives up prices of smartphones and mobile infrastructure

Per Narvinger, Per Narvinger, head of Ericsson's mobile networks business group.

Many smartphone users want the depth and quality of information they receive from their AI-powered assistants. Others want to use AI-based features like live translation, photography-related AI, website and news summaries, and more. Demand for memory chips drives up the price of a limited supply There is incredible demand for AI The price of memory …

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EDENA and Cantor8 launch Concordia to connect Africa’s $1trn mobile money market

EDENA and Cantor8 launch Concordia to connect Africa's $1trn mobile money market

The announcement was made before a distinguished gathering of heads of government, diplomats, regulators and financial stakeholders at Jakarta’s Four Seasons Hotel. Co-hosted by EDENA Capital Partners and the Seychelles Mission in Indonesia, Africa Day 2026 became a platform not only for diplomatic engagement, but also for unveiling technology that could fundamentally change how value …

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Morocco’s mobile payments more than doubled to reach MAD 3.9 billion

Morocco World News

Casablanca – Amal El Fallah Sekhrouchni said today that mobile payments in the country doubled to nearly MAD 3.9 billion in the past year as digital financial services continue to advance across Morocco. Speaking at the third edition of the Visa FinTech Day in Rabat, the Ministerial Representative for Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform said …

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